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Predictably John Lewis currently retains the highest social engagement for Christmas ads, but for how long?
As of 10 December 2013, the John Lewis 'The Bear and The Hare' ad has achieved 10.3m views, and just over 1m engagements (likes, shares or comments).
However, its engagement-per-thousand-views (EPM) has dropped to 101, from 393 in four weeks.
This seems logical. The more popular and ubiquitous a video is, the less likely that people will bother sharing it as they feel they're just adding to the noise of what we've already seen.
Interestingly though, this viral complacency may lead to a pre-Christmas upset.
Harvey Nichols could well sneak down John Lewis's chimney and swipe its presents from underneath its immaculately presented Christmas tree overnight, with its subtly hilarious effort, 'Sorry I Spent It On Myself'.
This advert was released a full two weeks after John Lewis's, ensuring that Harvey Nichols' effort wouldn't be lost amidst the fuss and hype surrounding the now traditional John Lewis 'event'.
Also, by creating a video that's funny, realistic and certainly a lot more cynical than we're used to seeing in a Christmas ad, Harvey Nichols offers a direct and refreshing alternative to 'The Bear and The Hare', targeting viewers who are perhaps a little 'Christmassed-out' by mid-December.
'Sorry I Spent It On Myself' also has a third of the views as 'The Bear and The Hare', so viewers may be more inclined to give it an extra nudge into virality.
There's only a week to go until Christmas, and the Harvey Nichols advert really has a lot of catching up to do in terms of total views, but you never know what miracles may happen. Perhaps Lidl will suddenly overtake the entire pack.
In the meantime, courtesy of The 7th Chamber, here's a rundown of the current top 10 UK retail brands with the highest EPM on YouTube:
1: John Lewis
2: Harvey Nichols
3: TK Maxx
4: Marks & Spencer
5: Sainsbury's
6: Tesco
7: Morrisons
8: Boots
9: Debenhams
10: Lidl
All of these clips should all immediately be catapulted above the Tesco one, purely for not using that horrible Rod Stewart track.
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The TX Maxx ad hit a number of social sites including Reddit shortly after this article was posted, bolstering it's views to >300k in a very short period.
Title of the Reddit post can be seen here:
As a result, the comments section are now filled with penis jokes.
Would be great to see how that spike impacted the total engagements/EPM scores.
Thanks Christopher, a good list (though Rod fans might take issue).
7th Chamber do some nice work, with the metrics for (king) content a vital element of "new SEO" - careful with the EPM / ranking here however; the data needs checking as HN would be atop based on the data shown.
Engagements now a critical KPI, but exercise caution in its constituents (perhaps assign less value to the more spammable elements). Measures of "sharedness" will be more important in 2014.
+ Anyone else put off by the JL 'gormless looking' bear at 1:38? (gormless looking bears might take issue).
@Jack - That made my morning, thank you.
@Cressive - Insulting Rod fans and gormless bear fans in equal measure. It's a strong and forward thinking policy
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Worst ticket company I have ever dealt with. Ordered E tickets for the Kentucky Derby. Later; days after I had paid, they said that they weren't really E tickets and that they would be mailed to me. I said no, I ordered and paid extra to have them emailed to me. They guaranteed they would be there in time only when they were to be delivered, it required a signature even though I specifically told them that I would not be there to sign. I had to go to UPS at night and wait 2 hours to get the tickets since we were leaving the next day. I opened the envelope and they sent the wrong seats, of course cheaper seats that I ordered. Never again with such a poor rated company.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- I really hate leaving negative experiences for companies but this is by far the WORST service that I have ever received from any company that I have ever dealt with. I booked a round-trip, international flight through Cheaptickets.com (who has a customer service team "based" in Chicago so it seems) and due to an unfortunate change in plans, I had to reschedule and then ultimately cancel my return flight. I paid both the reschedule fee AND the cancellation fee imposed by both the company and the airline. Completely fine -- my plans were disrupted and I had to take the fall for that.
But here's where it gets worse. When I cancelled my flight, an agent informed me that he could process a refund to my card but that it would not be the full value of the return flight. I understand how things work so I was completely fine with that. I just told him to make sure that this refund got put through.
Fast forward two weeks, the refund hasn't been processed. I call again and speak with another agent who informs me that the refund would be placed within 21 days. I wasn't informed of this policy at the beginning but after being told that was how their system worked with the airline, I let it go and resigned myself to waiting. Before I hung up, I confirmed with the agent that the refund had indeed been registered on that end.
After 30 days were up, I called again because the refund had not gone through. I spoke with an agent who said that I should just wait for the refund. Being an idiot, I did. About a week later, I started calling EVAAir to see whether they ever received the refund request from CheapTickets. They hadn't and could not find any records aside from the fact that my ticket was left "open". The most recent representative I spoke with mentioned that they still had not received any word from the travel agency.
It has now been almost two months after this entire ordeal. I called Cheaptickets and after waiting on hold for a ridiculous amount of time, I reached several agents who just kept transferring me over to the next. (One agent even asked if I wanted to use "credit" to get another flight -- I really wish that was some sort of sick joke).
I FINALLY got a girl on the phone (Macy) who tried to assist. But when I gave her my information, she let me know that she could not find anything and that my ticket was marked as "open". She then asked me whether I had checked my credit card statement to see whether the refund had magically appeared (why would I have called in if I hadn't already done this?!)
Additionally, this poor agent could barely speak English and could not even repeat my telephone number back to me properly. I don't want to discriminate (English being my second language as well) but how on earth could you even TRY to resolve an issue if you don't actually understand what is going on? Incredible, really. After finally refusing to let Macy to continue to speak over me repeatedly with some awfully scripted dialogue, I had her check her records again. She did and lo and behold, she finally found that a refund request.
She told me to call the airline to check the status of my refund and once I told her that I had already done that (multiple times), she stopped speaking for a while until she found another script that she could throw at me in which she tried to repeatedly tell me that there was no way that she or any of her other colleagues could follow up with me regarding this issue. In fact, she told me that I needed to call again tomorrow. (And what? Go through the exact same process again? You have to be kidding me.)
At this point, I pressed her to speak with a manager. After another few minutes on hold, I finally got connected to someone claiming to be a manager. She asked me for the exact dates of when I called (I almost threw my phone out of the window at this point) and then spent another 15 minutes "reading through all the information". She told me that she could not find any answers. (At this point, I was not even surprised).
Frustrated, I let her know that I needed some sort of resolution and she let me know that she had put my case through to their "refunds" team for review. I had to tell her that I needed some form of follow-up on their end in whatever mode of communication she could handle. She told me to expect an email within 48 hours. Quite frankly, I know that I'm going to be on the phone with CheapTickets again in another two days trying to get these guys to get their act together. Obviously, I'd rather not be (total time: 56 minutes) but I want to make sure that you know NEVER to use this company.
I have bought many tickets over the years and every time there is a problem. I have found that it will not be properly handled. You are way better off using a travel agent or going airline direct. I will give a couple of many examples that I have had the opportunity of having to deal with. On a scale of 1-10 on this company's ability to solve problems I give them a 0.
Example #1: Three years ago in Feb, my grandmother and best friend was notified that she had a couple of months to live. Upon hearing this news I made arrangements to spend as much time with as I could, even if it meant borrowing money to do so at the time. It worked out that I would be able to spend 2 weeks out of every month with her. Times like this are confusing and your not in your right frame of mind. That last ticket that I booked through cheaptickets.com to see her was booked backwards.
Instead of booking a ticket departing from Dallas Fort Worth I booked the ticket departing from Reno, Nevada. My wife had caught my mistake approx. two weeks before my flight. I called customer service to fix the problem that had occurred. After spending most of my day on the phone and going through several "supervisors" my ticket of $350 got an additional $400+ dollars added to it. The flight that I was moved to had plenty of extra seats and was in no way shape or form overbooked or lacking seats. I paid their fee and went on because I didn't have time to deal with it.
Example 2 10/31/14: My mother let me know a couple of days ago that she wanted to fly in and visit me for 10 days over the Thanksgiving break. She sent me her credit card info and asked if I would book a ticket. My mother was a widow for 24 years out of adoration of my father. Four years ago she finally remarried. Beautiful sweet woman, her being unmarried was not because of a lack of suitors trying.
When my mother remarried I assumed that she had changed her last name and that is how I booked her flight ticket. After mailing her the confirmation I received a call with her letting me know that she had kept my father's name out of continued adoration and that her current husband was fine with it. I then call the cheaptickets.com customer service to try correct the problem.
I finally get a customer service representative on the phone and describe my problem. She lets me know that there will be a $275 additional charge to the already $350 ticket. Unhappy with this answer I asked to talk to a supervisor. I was then asked for a call back number in case we were disconnected. After 10 minutes on hold we were disconnected. After waiting for my call back for approx. 1 hour I was not called back. Sitting at my desk with a phone that was not interrupted phone at my desk.
At this point I call back again and start completely over. I told them about my previous conversation and was placed on hold for a "supervisor" of cheaptickets.com. After awhile on hold again, I got another representative on the phone. When asked if she was a supervisor she stated that she was not a "supervisor". She went over the situation with me again, put me on hold for a while and then came back with a price of an additional $100 to change the name on the ticket. At this point I am getting irritated.
I asked nicely to speak to her supervisor. She then stated that she was the highest ranked "supervisor" there at this time. I then stated that she had just told me that she was not a "supervisor". I then asked for the person that I could call back that was her supervisor. She stated ** and said that she could not give me the last name of her "supervisor".
All in all I took it that their prices can be whatever they want for corrections and that no one is in charge or can make decisions to properly fix a problem. I will continue to spread the word of a shady, unsympathetic company that has no one in charge as much as I possibly can!!!
FLORIDA -- I was trying to book a flight for my family and me (6 pax), from Orlando to Santo Domingo from July 28th to Aug. 8th. I was browsing on Cheaptickets. com and I found an attractive fare of $250.00 per person with 1 stop overnight at Curacao. I was so happy I found that fare and a proceed to book it, and then.. my journey to hell began.
I started to book around 9am, enter all the information, select even my seats, and enter my payment information. It did not went through according to the information given on the yellow highlights, saying that the booking could not be confirmed at this moment. I tried one more time, and got the same answer. I called cheaptickets.com around 9:30am on a desperate race to get that discounted fare, and after 18 minutes waiting on hold, a representative named ** came on the line.
I explained all my Odyssey trying to book the fares. I told him I'd refresh the page several times to see if there was an update on the fares, but I was still getting 250.00 per person, and I wanted to take advantage of that. ** just told me he couldn't do nothing, and he quoted me the flight for 1.769.00 plus the 35.00 of booking on the phone. I was trying to be calm, so I just declined, since I felt he was just in a hurry for me to book and didn't helped me. I had to ask him if there was any department in charge of the website issues that I could talk to and see what was the issue with my booking (he never offer the option I asked).
He transfer me to another department and I waited around 10 minutes more, to get in touch with **, who just told me that she couldn't do anything, but suggest me to split my booking in two (reserved 3 pax first and then 3 pax later). I was OK with that suggestion but my concern was if by the time I booked the last 3 pax I would be able to get availability. Her solution was just to cancel the reservations in case I couldn't complete the whole flight reservation and I would be refunded for the flight payment, but probably be charged a 20.00 fee for cancellation. I was very amazed how fresh she told me that.
15 minutes later after ** and no solution at all, I tried again, getting this time a 264.90 fare per person. I try again all the process, and this time it didn't recognize my credit card billing information, so I called my bank and surprisingly I found out that my credit card was charge with 8 different transactions, (1) of $1,505.40, another one of 1,589.40 and six charges of 2.00 each from Cheaptickets.com. I flip out!!! I was charged twice and had no confirmation and no flights reserved. By that point I wanted to kill someone.. its 11:00am (2 hours after I started with this).
I called back again to cheapflights.com, and after a 15 minutes waiting I got on the phone with **. I explain all my frustration and all my anger with the most longest flight booking I ever had. ** was very professional (finally someone with customer services), and she helped reversing the charges from my credit card. There goes another 15 minutes solving the problem with my bank. Two after I just lost my time, my peace and no flight booked.
In a few words, Cheaptickets has no customer service (excluding **), no guarantee on the rates, so its a scam, and it just not a website I would recommend. This is the worst experience I ever had.
My wife and I purchased an airline ticket through cheapticket.com to travel to Canada on July 30th and return August 4th. The reservation CheapTickets record locator: # is **. Unfortunately due to family emergency we did not make the flight and Delta Airline told us to contact cheap ticket about a refund or rebooking. We did and several cheapticket agents told us we can use the existing $964.00 (ticket cost) as credit for a future reservation as long as it was used before May 10th 2011 and we agreed.
We were told several times there would be a penalty of $150.00 on each ticket and the difference of $664.00 would go toward our new airline reservation tickets with Delta. We were OK with this as we told by several cheapticket agents this was the normal penalty fee. We call cheap ticket two weeks ago and were told they cannot find the booking in their system so we should speak to Delta Airlines, Delta send us back to cheapticket. I then insist on speaking to several supervisors over this time and they pulled our records, told us all the information related our last reservation but said they cannot rebook the flight because that file was not available.
We have been calling cheap ticket everyday for the past two weeks and kept being told by different supervisors that the files for that bulk purchase with Delta is purged but will be reinstated in 48 hours. We are now told we will have to make a new reservation using our credit card and the price of the ticket would be immediately refunded to the card once the new ticket is issued. The refund would cancel out the tickets from our credit. I ask how long it would take for the ticket to be issued and was told immediately after the new reservation is processed. I call back to make the reservation today and I am now being told there is an additional $50.00 rebooking fee for each ticket.
Our new reservation was to New York and the ticket price was $249.00 with all fees paid on each ticket (2). Even with the addition $100.00 rebooking fee for both tickets I was ready to set up the reservation because at this point after hours on each call I was ready to get it over with and the $664.00 credit would definitely cover the cost. I again asked and was told before starting the reservation that all funds would be refunded to my card so I gave my card information. Feeling very uncomfortable with doing this before the reservation was completed I asked how much exactly my card would be charged and was told $350.00.
I was very surprised by this and ask where this figure came from. I was shocked when I was told this amount would not be refunded on my card. I was told this was to cover the two $150.00 ticket penalty and they were waiving one of the $50.00 rebooking fee. After weeks of being told this would be taken from the existing credit this supervisor was pulling a fast on me. Ask why this was so she told me they have no way of separating the transactions, cost for ticket and airline penalty. I told her to cancel the transaction. This is so frustrating and upsetting.
I recently needed to book a flight to Washington, DC from Buffalo, NY. Considering there are a plethora of options of where to go online to book flights, I weighed my options and took a chance with cheaptickets.com. I booked my flight and was content with the simple and easy process for picking flights and booking via credit card.
In checking through my records, I realized that I failed to receive a confirmation email with my account and flight information on it. Given that Cheaptickets.com had put a $2 hold on my credit card for the flight, I had assumed as anyone would in my position that everything was a-OK and that I had nothing to worry about. After all, cheaptickets prides itself on being the cheap, easy way to book a flight. I called customer service on 9.04 to verify my flight, thinking that my confirmation must have been sent to my spam folder in my gmail account.
My cheap and easy ticket buying experience was quickly compounded into one of the most unprofessional and horrible experiences I have ever had from this point forward. Upon calling customer service, the customer service representative who was merely doing her job in assisting me went on to tell me that not only did I not have a ticket booked, but I must have done something wrong to cause the error. Now, being an Internet savvy person as you have to be in this day and age I need you to realize the level of frustration on my behalf as a customer.
I followed all prompts on your website, entered all appropriate information, and was led to believe I had purchased the ticket that I needed. Further emphasizing this point, a hold was put on my credit card for $2 from CheapTickets.Com for the purchase. At no time did I receive an error or an email from customer service on your behalf saying something was wrong. Instead, a week goes by with me believing that I have a ticket booked for my trip, and I come to realize that I do not have one and am told by your customer service agent that I did something wrong to cause this.
Follow this path of "logic" and you will see that indeed, I did nothing wrong but there must have been a glitch in your web interface causing the issue, considering one would never be so bold as to accuse their customer of not being intelligent enough to hit a submit button. This being insinuated from your company is utterly ludicrous, unprofessional, and downright inappropriate.
Furthermore, I am told by your well trained customer service agent that "she is sorry that I feel the way that I do" about the service I received, but there was nothing she could do to help me, besides book another ticket for the same trip that was $70 more expensive. Not only was this not an appropriate response in the way of customer service, but training your customer service agents to be condescending in any way to a customer is not only unacceptable but it is going to cost your company in the long run. I ended the call frustrated and belittled.
Your training program at cheaptickets.com must be a short one, after all your customer service department does not actually provide any customer service.. rather they blame the customer for any mistakes and then take advantage of them by charging even more for the ticket they are trying to book. That is a very dishonest and counter intuitive approach to customer service.
Today competition is everything in the marketplace. The one thing that makes a business stand out from another is the level of customer service one receives from that company. Great customer service makes customers happy, makes them repeat customers, and makes them recommend that business to others. Word of mouth makes companies in times of a rough economy.
In the reverse, poor customer service is a detriment to a company. A company who puts customer service as second seat to everything else is a company that receives poor reviews of their services all over the internet, like the ones I read about your company (just do a search for cheaptickets.com reviews and read about all of your unsatisfied customers give their two cents).
A company who belittles and makes their customers uncomfortable will lose existing customers and future customers based on word of mouth. Customer service is everything, and customer service is something that your company is lacking as a whole. I'm sure that my definitions of customer service aren't a surprise to your company, being a corporate entity. My question remains, however why is it that you do exactly opposite of what will build a customer base by treating your customers in such a manner?
I come from a family who works in the service industry, and I understand what it means to build a clientele and how you need to give to customer wants and needs at times, as well as how much the old saying "the customer is always right" really builds a reputation with a company. In general I am appalled that in the way that I was treated by your company and how little was done to rectify my situation.
I had the opportunity to be a great and loyal customer to your company, one who travels often, with many acquaintances who do the same. Now I stand as a customer who was ill treated and unsatisfied. I was unable to re-book my ticket to DC throughout this whole process, and now I have a business trip that is ruined and no one to blame for it but your awful customer service standards and poor web interface. What is one to do in this case?
I can go about my business and let it lie that I had a bad experience with your company and leave it at that. I could also go forth and warn those who I know against using your company's services based on the experience that I have had. I can also put my two cents in to all of those searching the internet for a place to book their next vacation through. Regardless of what I do, my situation was not made right.
I stand unsatisfied, and your company is to blame. The weight of that, times a thousand bad experiences is enough to sink a ship, in this case the ship being your business. I would appreciate a formal apology for the way this situation was handled, and some insight on how it could be rectified on Cheaptickets.com's behalf. After all, the customer is always right, and I was severely wronged.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- I am not one to complain, and this is my 1st time ever to write a review on a company but this must be said. I WILL NEVER USE CHEAPTICKETS EVER AGAIN! I went to cheaptickets.com and tried to get a plane ticket from Pittsburgh to Houston Texas, Feb 28 to March 4.
A few days later I realized that the confirmation email they sent me had the wrong dates. I believe this may have happened when I filled out the billing information and left something out; when I pushed "send" or "next" it went back to that same page and said I left something out that needed to be filled in, I guess what I did not realize is that CheapTickets also cleared the dates when it reloaded back to that page.
I called them to explain what happened, but the customer service representative got very defensive and would not work with me at all. He wanted me to pay them for the plane ticket, a cancellation fee of $250.00, and then buy a whole new ticket with the right date on top of that! I offered to pay the difference between the cost of the ticket I bought and the ticket I was trying to buy. And I actually would considered paying a cancellation fee that was not so ridiculously way too expensive! It was more than my ticket was!
All other companies have like a $50 cancellation fee if any at all! I used this company quite a lot this year because I travel for work and this is how they treated me? I felt bullied so I disputed the charges. Now they sent me an email threatening that they were going to go to a Collection Agency. They are just a bunch of bullies who do not care about the customers at all. I would suggest for you to never use them! I would use Expedia or ANY OTHER company instead who are known for having good customer service. Thanks for listening.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN -- DO NOT USE CHEAPTICKETS.COM. By far THE worst customer service I've ever had. I had purchased two tickets to the Pink Concert in Oregon January 9th. We get to the concert to find out that the tickets they sold me were FRAUDULENT. I then had to buy two crappy tickets in order to go to the concert.
The next morning I call Cheapticket's "Customer Service" and some guy answers the phone. I tell him the problem and his response was "ah OK well we are upgrading our systems so call back in a few hours".. EXCUSE ME!?!?! So then I email the company to let them know the situation and I get an email saying I will be contact within 5 business days.
Now, I don't know about you, but I have just been screwed out of over 200 dollars and I'm not happy. 5 business days is a crazy amount of time to expect someone to wait (plus still never got that call). So naturally, I dispute the charge on my credit card. This finally got cheap ticket's attention because they notified me that I could only receive the 150% refund they promise on their site if I can't the dispute. Well gee, maybe if your customer service didn't suck, I could've talk to someone there and felt more comfortable not disputing it in the first place.
After emailing back and forth with a girl, I finally cancel the dispute last week. I again emailed them today to ask for an update on my refund. They have done nothing because they have not received notification that the dispute was canceled. BS. I don't believe that for a second. A customer tells you that you are selling bad tickets and you don't even look into it?
Meantime, they tell me it takes up to 30 days to get the refund, so I'm sure they expect me to pay the interest charge on the 200 plus dollars sitting on my credit card waiting for the refund? Why doesn't the company do as they promise??? It is not hard to contact the venue and talk to the VERY NICE people there who helped me out to see if my tickets were in fact fraud. But nope, they are dragging their feet in hopes that I give up so that they don't have to pay me the 150%. HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!
HAVERFORD -- I booked 4 people on a flight from Munich to Detroit in April. In July I start getting emails for 1 of the persons saying that they have changed his flight time. The airline and flight number stayed the same, but the departure time went from 12:20 to 1pm. No big deal. I talked to 2 others and they got the same email. The last person in the group never got an email confirmation of the time change so I just let it go. Big mistake.
Yesterday (21 Aug 2013), I get an email saying that she was on a 10am flight arriving in Detroit 4 hours prior to the rest of the party. I don't understand! Why was she moved to an entirely different flight and time. I got the email around 6pm and called by 1pm the next day to try to get her back on the 1pm flight. The flight including her husband who has the same last name (which is not that common!). I was told that because Lufthansa already issued the tickets (how? they are e-tickets!) that I would have to pay a change fee to get the person on the same flight as her husband. Why do I have to pay $450 to fix cheapticket.com's mistake?
I asked to speak to a supervisor and was told that she could pay for half (mind you this was after about 1 hour on hold and then me telling the supervisor to call me when she had answers as I was at work) but I would still need to pay $150. I was happy that half of $450 was $150 but soon found out that reason was that the supervisor had inverted the return date from 01 Oct to 10 Oct!
After another 15 minutes on hold she could not yet confirm that it would be $450 and I told her to call me back again when she had it. I finally paid $225 to change a ticket so that the person could be on the flight that I originally booked her on. Why am I responsible when cheaptickets.com screwed up? I will make sure to avoid this site in the future!

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Defense key in Stanton-Abernathy matchup
STANTON — The playoffs were already in hand, but Stanton didn't want to end the season with a loss at Anson. It looked like the Buffaloes were going to have to abort that plan, down 15 at halftime.The Buffs never wavered though, scoring 36 unanswered points in the second half to win in Week 10. "I think it was just a matter of these kids here have always believed in what we do," Stanton head coach John Peterson said. "We did get behind, they didn't lose their composure, the coaches didn't lose theirs. We went in at halftime and made some adjustments. We were able to come out and get going. We've done that several times in the past and they believe in it. "They wouldn't expect anything less of themselves."Peterson doesn't think a performance like that will necessarily carry into the playoffs. But it may take that kind of persistence and attitude to advance in the playoffs this season. First on the list though, the Buffs will try to take down Abernathy in the bi-district round at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Wigwam Stadium in Seminole.This one looks like it's going to be a matchup of strong defenses.That's been Stanton's calling card all year. The most points the Buffs have allowed all season has been 23 in a loss to Idalou. That was one of three times Stanton (9-1, 5-1 in District 2-2A Division II play) allowed opponents to score in the double-digits.


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I have never been part of a protest movement, but I am starting one, and I hope you will join me. Let me explain.
Several weeks ago on a sunny morning in my neighborhood in Levittown, Pennsylvania, landscapers were landscaping, a roofer was roofing, and all around the lower county wallets were opened and debit cards swiped in restaurants and supermarkets. Backed-up traffic crawled along Business Route 1, the main highway through Bucks County's sprawling shopping mall/chain restaurant/commercial retail megaplex.
It was another busy, busy day in Levittown. It was Sunday.
As I returned from Mass, I said to my wife that Sunday has become just another day of the week for a lot of people. Sunday is catch-up day. I'm guilty, too, running to get groceries or to have the car washed or the oil changed.
After the priest says, "Go in peace, to love and serve the Lord," I'm off to the rat race. The Day of Rest has become a Day of Restlessness.
That was until the Thursday before Mother's Day. I was having lunch with a friend at a local diner. We chatted with the waitress, a single woman with grown children and a new grandchild.
"What are you doing for Mother's Day?" my friend asked her.
The waitress said she would be working. The diner does such huge trade on that day, and the boss ordered her and all the wait staff to work. She had no choice. Neither did her daughter, who is also a waitress at the diner.
"At least we'll be together," she said.
Sunday. Mother's Day. Work, work, work.
How did it come to this? As a child, I could stand in the middle of Route 1 on a Sunday afternoon, the traffic was so light. Maybe it's the destiny of a consumer-driven economy to be open seven days a week.
But our desire for consumer convenience directly affects the lives of people in less fortunate financial circumstances. The young man who changes oil in the quick-serve garage, the supermarket clerk bagging groceries, the landscapers who engage in backbreaking labor from dawn until dusk.
These are almost always working class and working poor — people employed in low-wage jobs who ring the registers, wait the tables on family holidays, who cater to our consumer whims.
The catechism is clear. Sunday is a day of grace and rest from work. Sure, there are people who must work because what they do preserves peace and safety: police officers, firefighters, emergency medical professionals and other public safety employees.
But car washes? Oil-change joints? Lawn-cutting services?
Sunday is a day to cultivate the Christian interior life, not cash double coupons.
"Those Christians who have leisure," states the catechism, "should be mindful of their brethren who have the same needs and the same rights, yet cannot rest from work because of poverty and misery.
"Every Christian should avoid making unnecessary demands on others that would hinder them from observing the Lord's Day."
Which is my protest movement. I will no longer shop on Sundays. I will do everything I need to do — groceries, car maintenance, clothes shopping for the kids — on other days of the week.
It's a radical notion because convenience is an unwritten civil right in the American consumer culture.
Waiting a day or two to make a purchase can be a burden, but as Catholics, we should consider the burden we place on people who are forced to work because we want what we want when we want it.
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The Glycosphingolipid Disorders Laboratory investigates the pathophysiology of the lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) Tay-Sachs disease, Sandhoff disease, and GM1 gangliosidosis, all uniformly fatal disorders of impaired glycosphingolipid (GSL) metabolism.
In previous work with the laboratory of Richard Proia, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Dr. Tifft helped to determine that bone marrow transplantation could double the lifespan of Sandhoff disease mice, not by decreasing the storage of ganglioside, but by inhibiting the inflammatory response of macrophage-derived microglial cells.
Understanding the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration in lysosomal storage disorders that affect the central nervous system has been the clinical and laboratory focus of her further work. Her group uses cell culture and biochemical analysis as well as mouse models and induced pluripotent stem cells to study the mechanisms of disease.
In the clinic, Dr. Tifft and her colleagues study the natural history of glycosphingolipid storage disorders to understand the process of disease progression and identify biomarkers important for monitoring the disease and as outcome measures in response to therapy.
Dr. Tifft received her B.A. in biology from Revelle College at the University of California at San Diego and her M.S. in genetic counseling from Rutgers University. She received her Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Science at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and her M.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. She completed her pediatric residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and fellowship in Medical Genetics at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Tifft joined the faculty of the George Washington University School of Medicine at Children's National Medical Center in 1991, becoming chair of the Division of Genetics and Metabolism in 1996. In 2009, she was recruited to the National Human Genome Research Institute as deputy clinical director, where she also directs the Pediatric Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
Dr. Tifft's clinical and research interests for many years have been lysosomal disorders affecting the central nervous system. She is principal investigator of the largest cohort of patients with GM1 gangliosidosis where she is studying clinical and biochemical markers of disease progression. She has also been a principal investigator in clinical trials of enzyme replacement and small molecule therapies for Gaucher, Pompe and Tay-Sachs diseases.
As director of the Pediatric Undiagnosed Diseases Program, Dr. Tifft coordinates the selection and clinical evaluation of children whose diagnoses have long eluded the medical community. Using comprehensive phenotyping and next generation sequencing, she and her team have provided diagnoses to nearly 25 percent of selected patients and have strong candidate genes under study for an additional 25 percent of cases.
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The great and glorious Anne Fernald just posted a list of some books she's read lately with joy and happiness, and the two books on the list that I've read are ones I recommend without reservation: Tropical Fish by Doreen Baingana and Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys.
I first heard about Tropical Fish when I was in Kenya for the SLS/Kwani conference and Doreen Baingana was part of a panel discussion; I found her captivating. Later, a Ugandan friend (who also told me about FEMRITE) exhorted me to read the book. I did. I exhort you to do the same.
I don't remember when I stumbled upon Good Morning, Midnight -- I feel like the battered, crumpled paperback I've got has been with me for years, but I know I read it only a handful of years ago. Few other books have affected the prose of my own writing as deeply. Much of what I've written, and even some of what I've published, I could call my pre-Rhys writing -- aspiring toward a sort of lyricism that now I have little interest in. Good Morning, Midnight offers, to my eye's ear, a prose that I would rank in its stark, precise beauty with that of Paul Bowles, J.M. Coetzee, and even, to some extent, Beckett.
Meanwhile, much like Anne, I've been reading a lot without writing about it. I've felt like I either didn't have much to say about what I've read, or what I'd have to say has already been said by plenty of people. Here, though, are some quick thoughts on some of what I've read over the last few weeks:
I was looking forward to Jedediah Berry's first novel, The Manual of Detection, with so much excitement that I may have slaughtered it with expectations. Some of Jed's short stories are among my favorites of recent years, and I had high hopes for the novel, but those hopes were never quite met. It was a brisk and sometimes exhilarating read, but ultimately felt whispy to me, especially in the last third, from which I ached for much more. Much more what? I don't know. But more.
Similarly, I think Brian Evenson is one of the better contemporary American writers, and so my hopes for his new novel, Last Days, were unreasonably high. It's an interesting and sometimes harrowing book, but again I wasn't satisfied with it in the last third or so. (Matt Bell has written a comprehensive and thoughtful take on the novel here.) It's not that I didn't like either The Manual of Detection or Last Days -- I read them both, and neither ever really felt like a slog to get through -- but both left me unsatisfied, yearning for more complexity and depth and nuance and implication.
Then one day the mail brought both The Letters of Noël Coward and The Letters of Samuel Beckett: Volume 1, 1929-1940. I wondered what the mail gods were trying to tell me (one friend replied, when I mentioned the coincidence: "I think it means you are either: an absurd gayist ... or a flamboyant abusrdist. Possibly both." I'll try for both). The Coward was a review copy, the Beckett a book I splurged on for myself. I tried reading the former for a bit, because I do have a certain weakness for good ol' Noël, but the letters are presented amidst a narrative of Coward's life, and I found it annoying, so couldn't continue.
The Beckett is a masterpiece of editing, a feat of scholarship, and utterly fascinating. I devoured half of the big book in only a few days (then stopped, ready to go again on the second half very soon). Gabriel Josipovici reviewed it, so I have nothing else to say.
Partly because of my "Murder, Madness, Mayhem" class, I happened to read some Robert Aickman stories and became obsessed. I had last read Aickman when I was about 17 or so, and I had hated his stories. I thought they were the most boring, pointless things ever written by any human being ever, ever, ever. Ahhh, youth! "The Hospice" and "The Stains" are now stories I am simply in awe of. I quickly hunted up the only two relatively affordable Aickman collections available on the used book market: Cold Hand in Mine and Painted Devils. They are full of exactly what Aickman says they are full of: strange stories. Beautifully, alarmingly strange stories.
Someone should publish an affordable paperback of Aickman's selected (or, be still my heart, collected!) stories. Tartarus Press published a two-volume collected stories, but it's going for at least $700 these days, and though I love Aickman, I can't spend $700 on him. Thus, I implore the publishing world to relieve my yearning and reprint a collection or two or eight of Aickman's stories in inexpensive editions! Someone? Anyone? Please? NYRB Books, I'm looking at you right now.....
Wanting to read some nonfiction about Aickman, I borrowed S.T. Joshi's The Modern Weird Tale: A Critique of Horror Fiction from a library and read the fairly astute chapter on Aickman. But I have to admit, my first thought on reading various parts of Joshi's book was, "What crawled up this guy's ass and died?" I know some people have thought the same about things I've written, so I didn't hold it against him. I was curious how Joshi is perceived within the horror community, though, because his rants against writers like Stephen King and Peter Straub seem so over-the-top to me that they actually work better as humor than as criticism, and he sometimes seems to get angry at writers for not fitting into his own narrow categories, for not agreeing with his (Lovecraftian) view of the universe, for not being more, well, Joshian. He has some fascinating things to say, but also ... not. Is he the Ezra Pound of genre criticism? The Cimmerian quotes Joel Lane (whose short stories I like quite a bit):
[Joshi's] Lovecraft biography is a serious classic. Joshi's recent book The Modern Weird Tale is a mixed bag, highly idiosyncratic and unfair, but full of good insights. His new book The Evolution of the Weird Tale, despite its grand title, is basically a collection of review articles; but it's enormous fun and less narrow than some earlier Joshi stuff. The Weird Tale, published in 1990 and covering the weird fiction genre from Machen to Lovecraft, is ambitious and dynamic but heavy-handed and too fond of extreme statements. Behind the veils of academic objectivity, Joshi can be seen to be a volatile, short-tempered, aggressive and highly intense young man. He has mellowed a little since, though his sarcasm can still wither at forty paces.As I prepared my class to watch an episode of Dexter, I read around in Jack the Ripper and the London Press by L. Perry Curtis, Jr. and Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture by David Schmid -- both well worth reading, rich with insights.
Nowadays, I'm mostly doing research about British imperialism and its connection to mystery and adventure fiction. Fascinating stuff, which will, I hope, bring a new project to fruition...


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Ridgway Elker baseball shuts out Cameron County, 4-0
Ridgway baseball defeated Cameron County for the second time this season with a 4-0 victory over the Red Raiders Friday afternoon at Sandy Beach Recreational Park. Jeremy Breier threw 6 1/3 innings of shutout baseball for the Elkers while Ben MacDonald recorded the final two outs to get the save. Ridgway won 12-3 over Cameron County on April 26.


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Let me just state the obvious up front: I am not a scientist. Nonetheless, indulge me a little bit on the subject of climate change (a phrase that cracks me up; the climate has been changing since Earth first came into existence). During the month of December, two different reports came out that sounded enormous warning bells for our industry. One, from the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change in Ontario, claims that more than half of the Northeast's ski areas will not be economically viable in 30 years if the warming trend continues. The other, by two researchers from the University of New Hampshire, hit us where it really hurts. They claim that the impact of climate change has cost us up to $1.9 billion already this past decade.
Obviously, I am oversimplifying, shrinking a couple long reports into bite-sized media chunks. And the media bit, all right. A headline in the New York Times read, "Rising Temperatures Threaten Fundamental Change for Ski Slopes." And here's another from a local Connecticut paper: "Connecticut's Few Remaining Ski Areas Adapt To Warmer Winters But Face Gloomy Future: One Scenario Says Climate Change Will End Ski Industry Here Within 30 Years." And that's just in my little corner of the world. The "shrinking winter" story was picked up from coast to coast, in media outlets both big and small.
According to the scaremongering going on in the media right now, a fair number of us might as well pack up our skis and head to Canada (you guys don't mind, do you?) or start investing in water parks.
But wait just a minute here. Didn't we just have a record season not two seasons ago? And didn't we break 60 million visits nationwide in 2007? In fact, we've been breaking a number of records in terms of length of season and snowfall numbers, in addition to visits, over the last decade. And, these folks are not coming to slide on our dirt.
I am not going to get into the ins and outs of climate change here. That is for the scientists to wrangle over and there seem to be about 12 different points of view on the subject, each with compelling arguments. But we need to do something about the media. They are painting a very dismal future for us and listening only to one side: the trendy one. And by trendy, I mean the gloomiest and doomiest stuff they can dig up.
Where has fair-minded reporting gone? Thankfully, Jason Blevins of the Denver Post called it like it is, at least for Colorado. He pointed out that the report didn't get it quite right for his state and that, "Colorado's ski resorts' experience wasn't nearly that dismal last year, the worst [snowfall] season in decades. The local numbers show that Colorado's resorts have swiftly adapted to low-snow years."
Thanks, Jason!
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On 13 October 2008,the court case of Yanga Janet who keeps on threatening TAC members
On 7 April, Thembinkosi Ntukani, 24, and Bonga Sibhozo, 19, were sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Nandipha Makeke. According to SAPA, Magistrate Robert Matshikwe said Tukani and Sibozi acted without reason and remorse and deserved to be removed from society.
Since 2003 TAC Khayelitsha members have been actively involved in campaigns against violence, particularly violence against women, children, gays and lesbians.
On 16 December 2005, a TAC member 18 year old Nandipha Makeke, was raped and murdered. On the same day another member, Mandla Nkunkuma, was attacked and shot. Mandla Nkunkuma identified his attacker as Yanga Janet who was later arrested for the rape and murder of Nandipha Makeke.
The trial of the alleged rapists and murderers of TAC member Nandipha Makeke continued in the Khayelitsha Magistrates Court on 5 March.


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Larry R. Faulkner, M.D., Dean
Brian J. Jowers, M.A., Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
Donald O. Allen, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Basic Science
O. Marion Burton, M.D., Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Stanley D. Fowler, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Clinical Research and Special Projects
Richard A. Hoppmann, M.D., Associate Dean for Medical Education and Academic Affairs
Joshua T. Thornhill IV, M.D., Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum
Nancy A. Richeson, M.D., Assistant Dean for Clinical Assessment
Lynn K. Thomas, Dr.Ph., Assistant Dean for Preclinical Curriculum
Morris J. Blachman, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Continuing Medical Education
Carol L. McMahon, M.D., Assistant Dean for Minority Affairs
Ruth A. Riley, MS, Director of Library
Philip D. Watson, Ph.D., Director of Computer and Communication Resources
Faculty members participating in the biomedical science graduate programs are designated by an asterisk (*).
Faculty members participating in the genetic counseling graduate program are designated by a double asterisk (**).
Faculty members participating in the rehabilitation counseling graduate program are designated by a triple asterisk (***).
Faculty members participating in the nurse anesthesia graduate program are designated by a cross (+).
Affiliated Biochemistry Section
James M. Sodetz, Director
John W. Baynes,* Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1973
John H. Dawson,* Ph.D., Stanford University, 1976
R. Bruce Dunlap,* Ph.D., Indiana University, 1968
W. Stephen Kistler,* Ph.D., Harvard University, 1970
James M. Sodetz,* Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1975
Roy E. Wuthier,* Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1960
T.K. Borg, Chair of the Department
Charles A. Blake,* Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1972
T.K. Borg,* Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1969
Clarke F. Millette,* Ph.D., Rockefeller University, 1975
Associate Professor
Wayne Carver,* Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1988
Assistant Professors
Edie C. Goldsmith,* Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1996
Richard Goodwin,* Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1998
Holly A. LaVoie,* Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia, 1994
Lance Paulman,* Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1998
Ann Ramsdell,* Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 1996
Research Associate Professor
Robert L. Price,* Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1984
Research Assistant Professors
Stephanie J. Muga,* Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1995
C.V. Patel,* Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, 1987
Jay D. Potts,* Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1991
Michael J. Yost, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1999
Richard K. Harding, M.D., Chair of the Department
Assistant Professors
Robert J. Froehlich,*** Ed.D., George Washington University, 2000
Linda Leech,*** Ph.D. Ohio University, 1998
Janice L. Bacon, M.D., Chair of the Department
Robert G. Best,** Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1986
S. Robert Young,** Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1972
Associate Professors
Associate Professors
Janice G. Edwards,** M.S., Sarah Lawrence College, 1981
Patsy Lill,* Ph.D., Chicago Medical School, 1975
Jeffrey Patton,* Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1984
Lucia A. Pirisi-Creek,* M.D., University of Sassari, 1983
William E. Bowers, Chair of the Department
William E. Bowers,* Ph.D., Rockefeller University, 1966
Kim E. Creek,* Ph.D., Purdue University, 1980
Stanley D. Fowler,* Ph.D., Rockefeller University, 1969
Alvin Fox,* Ph.D., University of Leeds, 1976
Richard C. Hunt,* Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1972
Lewis D. Johnson,* M.D., University of Colorado, 1966
Maurice Nachtigal,* M.D., Bucharest Faculty of Medicine, 1957; Ph.D., Bucharest Institute of Virology, 1973
Carole Pillinger,* M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 1981
Lucia Pirisi-Creek, M.D., University of Sassari, 1983
Brenda J. Tripathi,* Ph.D., University of London, 1971
Michael J. Wargovich,* Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1981
Associate Professors
Abdul Ghaffar,* Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 1973
D. Margaret Hunt,* Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1973
Eugene P. Mayer,* Ph.D., Marquette University, 1974
Clinical Research Associate Professor
Karen Fox,* Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1998
Affiliated Faculty
V. Al Pakalnis,* M.D., Ohio State University, 1976
Ramesh Tripathi,* M.D., Agra University, 1959; Ph.D., University of London, 1970
Steven P. Wilson, Chair of the Department
Donald O. Allen,*+ Ph.D., Marquette University, 1967
Alexander J. McDonald,* Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1978
Philip D. Watson,*+ Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1975
Steven P. Wilson,*+ Ph.D., Duke University, 1976
Matthew B. Wolf,*+ Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1967
Associate Professors
James R. Augustine,* Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1973
James Buggy,*+ Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1974
Craig W. Davis,*+ Ph.D., Emory University, 1977
Paul R. Housley,*+ Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1981
Leslie S. Jones,*+ Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1981
Kenneth B. Walsh,*+ Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1986
Kristi H. Williams,+ CRNA, M.S., University of South Carolina, 1982
L. Britt Wilson,*+ Ph.D., LSU Medical Center New Orleans, 1988
Marlene A. Wilson,*+ Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1985
Assistant Professors
Jim R. Fadel,*+ Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1998
Janet Fisher,*+ Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1994
Lawrence P. Reagan,*+ Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1995
A national leader in primary care medical education, the University of South Carolina School of Medicine also sponsors research and professional training focused on health care needs. In addition to the degree of Doctor of Medicine, the School of Medicine offers the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science, Master of Science in Biomedical Science, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling, Master of Nurse Anesthesia, and Master of Rehabilitation Counseling. A Certificate of Graduate Study in Psychiatric Rehabilitation has also been recently developed. An M.D./Ph.D. plan is available to students interested in careers in academic medicine or medical research. Correspondence concerning admission to the M.D. program and requests for the School of Medicine Bulletin should be addressed to the School of Medicine, Office of Admissions, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, or phone 803-733-1531. Extensive information about the School of Medicine may be accessed via our Web site at www.med.sc.edu.
The school's administrative offices and basic science departments, which adjoin the Dorn VA Medical Center, have the advantages both of a beautiful, historic campus and well-equipped, modern laboratories and classrooms. Clinical departments are located on the rapidly expanding USC School of Medicine campus at Richland Medical Park in Columbia. Affiliated hospitals are the Byrnes Center for Geriatric Medicine, Education, and Research; the Dorn VA Medical Center; the Greenville Hospital System; the William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute; Moncrief Army Hospital; and Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital. The school also collaborates closely with state agencies involved in health service delivery.
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine emphasizes research partnerships with affiliated hospitals and agencies to direct investigations to areas of greatest potential health benefit. The Centers of Research Excellence, a joint interdisciplinary venture with Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, includes research centers focused on cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, biomedical ethics, and primary health care. The Rural Primary Care Education Projects in Winnsboro, Kershaw, and Bennettsville, S.C., serve as centers for research on rural health care delivery, including telemedicine.
Innovative research on geriatric health care and child and community mental health issues is under way in cooperation with the Byrnes Center for Geriatric Medicine, Education, and Research and the William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute. Other areas of research strength include developmental disabilities, neuroscience, infectious diseases and immunology, vision research, and reproductive biology and endocrinology.
Designed to train students for careers in teaching and research, the doctoral program in biomedical science is an interdisciplinary program with participation of the basic medical science Departments of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Developmental Biology and Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology, Microbiology and Immunology, and Experimental Pathology. The curriculum includes required and elective courses and seminars as well as supervised laboratory research. The program's size of approximately 40 students provides extensive student/faculty interaction. The purpose of the master's program is to provide broadly based interdisciplinary training in biomedical science to individuals who wish to expand or change their educational background and training to fulfill personal, preprofessional, or other career advancement goals.
The master's program in genetic counseling prepares genetic counselors to work with families at risk for genetic disease or birth defects. Graduates are also involved in teaching, research, and administrative aspects of this growing field. The curriculum includes course work and internship opportunities at the University of South Carolina, the Medical University of South Carolina, the Medical College of Georgia, the Greenwood Genetic Center, the William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, Savannah Perinatology Associates, UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University Medical Center. The first of its kind in the Southeast and one of only 28 in the United States, the genetic counseling master's program is accredited by the American Board of Genetic Counseling.
The master's program in nurse anesthesia trains registered nurses to develop, implement, and evaluate the anesthetic care of patients. Cosponsored with Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, the program includes both course work and clinical experience. The master's program in nurse anesthesia is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. Graduates are eligible for certification by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists.
The master's program in rehabilitation counseling provides professional training that prepares counselors to aid in the rehabilitation of disabled and disadvantaged persons. The curriculum includes both classroom and field-based experiences. Most graduates pursue careers with the S.C. Departments of Vocational Rehabilitation, Mental Health, and Disabilities and Special Needs, as well as various substance abuse programs. The program is accredited by the Commission on Rehabilitation Education.
This cross-disciplinary program provides focused training in the area of psychiatric rehabilitation to meet a need for trained professionals with specialized knowledge and skills in assisting individuals with severe, long-term mental illnesses in securing and maintaining employment. Individuals with training in vocational rehabilitation have not typically been trained in working with mental illness, and individuals with expertise in mental health issues are not typically trained in vocational rehabilitation. This program presents a unique opportunity to address this need for professionals who are cross-trained to work with both mental health issues and vocational concerns. Key content areas of study in the certificate program include the characteristics of severe long-term mental illnesses, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation methods, and the recovery process. All course work is available on campus or online in distance education format.
Departmental and research focus directors of the biomedical science graduate committee include the following:
The biomedical science graduate program offers a course of graduate study and significant research opportunities leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree and the Master of Science in Biomedical Science. Biomedical science is a multidisciplinary field of study encompassing biological and physicochemical disciplines in a medical setting. Scientists working in this area have diverse interests ranging from the study of molecular subcellular events to the study of organ systems and whole organism functions. This interdisciplinary program prepares students for careers in biomedical research and education, providing broad emphases on the basic medical sciences with special concentration on the disciplines emphasized in the dissertation research.
The curriculum presents multiple training components designed to prepare students for their thesis or dissertation research: 1) a selected core of basic medical science courses; 2) multidisciplinary laboratory courses on research methods, facilities, and major equipment; and 3) research oriented, advanced graduate course work in areas of specialization and in program theme areas, such as neuroscience, developmental biology, immunology, molecular biology and cancer, vision science, reproductive biology, and cardiovascular sciences. Collaborative research between clinical faculty and the biomedical science program provides a unique opportunity to apply basic research techniques to clinically relevant problems, such as cancer, mental and behavioral disorders, vision disturbances, heart disease and stroke, diabetes, and reproductive and endocrine disorders.
Admission Standards
An applicant must have a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university. Undergraduate courses should include two semesters each of biology, physics, inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry as well as some math (preferably through calculus).
Admission is determined by the dean of The Graduate School after recommendation by the academic director of the biomedical science program and the Biomedical Science Graduate Committee. Criteria examined include an appraisal of courses taken, grades achieved, letters of recommendation, research experience, scores on the GRE, and the student's statement of purpose for graduate study. Applicants may designate a preferred academic specialization, but, because of the interdisciplinary nature of biomedical research, applications are reviewed by all departmental and research focus directors; when possible, highly ranked applicants are invited to interview and visit the program.
An GPA average of 3.00 or better is preferred in both the major and overall. For 2000 and 2001, the average GPA for 15 students admitted to the Ph.D. program was 3.38, and the average GPA for 14 students admitted to the master's program was 3.01. GRE scores on the general section above the 50th percentile are preferred. For 2000 and 2001, the average GRE scores for 15 students admitted to the Ph.D. program were: verbal--519, 62 percent; quantitative--659, 69 percent; analytical--668, 77 percent; and the average GRE scores for 14 students admitted to the master's program were: verbal--443, 44 percent; quantitative--655, 68 percent; analytical--621, 64 percent.
Degree Requirements
Graduate studies in biomedical science are planned to provide broad interdisciplinary training as well as specialization in an area of research. The Ph.D. degree requirements include an admission-to-candidacy examination, a comprehensive examination, and a dissertation. A thesis is required for the master's program.
The curriculum includes required core courses in the basic medical sciences and elective graduate courses appropriate to the area of specialization. Ongoing seminar programs expose students to presentations of current research progress by scientists in the program, other departments of the University, and from around the nation and world. Interdisciplinary laboratory courses introduce students to distinctive research facilities and methods in the biomedical sciences, preparing them for supervised research in their area of specialization. This research training culminates ultimately in the students own thesis or dissertation project which makes an original and creative contribution to the body of current knowledge in biomedical science.
Biomedical science graduate students may elect to do research in such current areas of interest as immunology, cell and molecular biology, neurobiology, oncology, microbiology, vision science, developmental biology, microcirculation, and receptor systems. Additional opportunities are available in cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, endocrine, and reproductive research. A detailed description of research activities of the biomedical science program may be found in the School of Medicine booklet Medical Research. Entries in the booklet are arranged by research area rather than departmental affiliation to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of biomedical research programs.
The Master of Science in Biomedical Science requires at least 32 graduate credit hours, not more than 6 of which may be taken in thesis research. Of these, at least 50 percent must be in courses numbered 700 or above, exclusive of thesis credit. Not more than 6 hours of independent study, special topics, or directed research other than thesis research are permitted, unless justified by the program of study and approved by the graduate dean. The remainder of the requirements may include courses numbered from 500 to 699 taken for graduate credit. As many as 12 hours of study may be taken in USC schools and colleges other than the School of Medicine; this option provides great flexibility to individually tailor programs and draw on the wider resources of a comprehensive university. At least 10 credit hours of graduate study must be taken from basic medical science graduate courses.
The Ph.D. in Biomedical Science requires a minimum of 62 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate and a minimum of 30 hours beyond the master's degree, including at least 12 credit hours of dissertation preparation. Course work includes 28 hours of a core curriculum and at least 9 elective credit hours in the area of specialization. Transfer of graduate credits earned prior to admission into the doctoral program will be determined by the student's doctoral advisory committee within limits determined by The Graduate School.
The Ph.D. in Biomedical Science also requires successful completion of a written comprehensive examination in the format of a research grant proposal, an oral defense of the comprehensive examination, presentation in the Newton Graduate Research Symposium, presentation of a dissertation seminar, and an approved Ph.D. dissertation with oral defense. More detailed information on degree requirements may be accessed from our Web site, www.med.sc.edu.
Application Information
Inquiries concerning admission and requests for printed program information should be directed to the School of Medicine Office of Graduate Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, telephone 803-733-3100, e-mail email@example.com, or visit our Web site at www.med.sc.edu.
Genetic counselors are specialized health professionals who counsel individuals and families about genetic disease and birth defects. The counselor has initial contact with families and acts as case manager and liaison to the health care team throughout the evaluation process. Genetic counselors work with patients from varied sociocultural and educational backgrounds to obtain family history, assess psychosocial status, explain the ramifications of disorders, and provide support to assist in adjustment to the physical and emotional burdens of genetic diagnosis. Additionally, genetic counselors provide education to practicing professionals, health care students, and lay groups. Program administration, the development of new services, teaching, and research activities are often encompassed within the career.
The USC genetic counseling program began in 1985. One of 28 programs in the United States, it was the first program in the southeastern region. In 1991 the program received a rare Commendation for Excellence during the South Carolina Commission of Higher Education's review, citing program strengths that include: an enthusiastic faculty, Master of Science thesis research, and students who have proven to be professionally active after graduation. In the 1998 state review of graduate health degrees, the site visit team recommended another Commendation for Excellence.
Six students are accepted each year from an applicant pool of approximately 80-100. Since 1985, more than 100 genetic counselors have graduated from the program. Over half of the practicing graduates are serving in the Southeast.
This is a two-year program that includes course work, clinical rotations, and a research-based thesis. Housed in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the program is one of several health professional degrees offered by the School of Medicine. The curriculum includes 53 credit hours. Of these, 39 hours are devoted to classroom study, the majority of which are designed specifically for the genetic counseling program. The program is interdisciplinary in that students take courses with other graduate students in biomedical science, biology, and educational psychology. Clinical rotations in regional genetic centers provide 8 credit hours, while 6 hours of credit are awarded for Master of Science thesis research.
Clinical Rotation Facilities
The clinical rotation portion of the genetic counseling program provides a range of prenatal, pediatric, adult, and specialty clinical experiences required for the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) certification examination. The student begins the transition from theory to practice during a summer clinical placement. During the senior year, each student has the opportunity to rotate through four of the following sites and gains experience in cancer genetics and Huntington's Disease clinics:
Thesis Research
The field of genetic counseling has developed into a professional discipline of its own. As such, the capabilities of genetic counselors should include scientific evaluation of the tenets of genetic counseling and professional reporting of these studies. The student in genetic counseling is required to write a thesis based on original research. The resulting work is of publishable quality and is often presented at a national genetics society meeting.
Applicants for the Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program must have earned a baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution. Prerequisite course work includes: one year of general biology, one year of general chemistry, one semester of biochemistry, one semester of genetics, and one semester of statistics. Scores from the general aptitude test of the GRE are required. Subtest scores are invited but optional. Supporting material must include: undergraduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and a statement reflecting the student's interest and experience in the field. A personal interview with the admissions committee is required.
The application deadline is February 1. To obtain application information, please contact: Genetic Counseling Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Two Medical Park, Suite 208, Columbia, SC 29203. Allow three to four weeks for delivery. You may also call 803-779-4928, extension 228, or e-mail email@example.com. Extensive information for applicants is on the School of Medicine Web page, www.med.sc.edu/geneticcounseling.
The nurse anesthetist is a highly trained medical care specialist who, under the supervision of a physician, is responsible for the anesthesia requirements of patients in all areas of surgery. The nurse anesthetist develops, implements, and evaluates the anesthetic plan of care for individual patients and is a vital part of the health care team. The nurse anesthesia program at the University of South Carolina is a cooperative program between the School of Medicine and the Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia. The PRMH School has been training nurse anesthetists since 1969 with involvement of the School of Medicine faculty since 1986. A program leading to a Master of Nurse Anesthesia was approved in 1993. The course of study includes both didactic course work and clinical instruction. Students who successfully complete the program will be eligible to take the National Certification Examination given by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. The program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs.
The curriculum consists of 58 credit hours of work over a 27-month course of study. These credits include didactic courses and clinical experience. Courses include physiology, medical pharmacology, principles of anesthesia, and others. Students must also participate in a minimum of 800 hours of clinical practice. Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital is considered the primary clinical training site for the USC/PRMH graduate program in nurse anesthesia. Clinical affiliations currently exist at several additional sites: Providence Hospital, Lexington Medical Center, Moncrief Army Hospital, Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Dorn Veterans Administration Hospital, Greenville Hospital System, St. Francis Hospital, Urological Surgical Hospital, Providence Northeast Hospital, Carolina Pain Specialist, Palmetto Health-Baptist Columbia, Maurey Regional Hospital, Baptist Medical Center of South Alabama, and Kershaw County Hospital. Students in the program will be involved in over 1,000 cases in all areas of surgical specialties and subspecialties.
While meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission, prerequisites for admission include:
Prerequisites must be met prior to an offer for interview. Admission is competitive and students are chosen on the basis of their academic record, employment history and performance, character, and general fitness for the study of nurse anesthesia. To be accepted, the applicant must submit evidence of good physical health, emotional stability, and personality considered necessary for successful performance as a nurse anesthetist. Students admitted to the Master of Nurse Anesthesia program are selected by an admissions committee composed of faculty from the USC School of Medicine, clinical coordinators, and nurse anesthesia students.
Application deadline is June 15. Selected candidates for admission will be scheduled for a personal interview with the admissions committee to be held in July and/or August of the year prior to the January orientation and start of the program in spring semester. Letters of appointment will be sent to applicants in August; these notified applicants are required to send a reply with their intentions concerning matriculation within two weeks of the letter of appointment. A $250 nonrefundable deposit must accompany the letter of acceptance. This deposit will be applied to the first-year clinical fees when the student matriculates. For further questions pertaining to a career in nurse anesthesia, please contact the clinical director of the USC/PRMH Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia at 803-434-6344 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
For application materials, direct inquiries to the School of Medicine Graduate Office, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; call 803-733-3100; or visit our Web site at www.med.sc.edu.
Graduates are specialized professionals who assist persons with physical, mental, developmental, cognitive, and addictionsbased disabilities, as well as other forms of disadvantagement. They help these individuals deal with personal, interpersonal, and societal problems; plan careers; and find and maintain appropriate employment. The counseling process involves communication, goal setting, and facilitating personal growth or beneficial change through advocacy, psychological, vocational, social, and behavioral interventions. The counselors work with individuals, organizations, and advocacy groups that address environmental and social barriers that create obstacles for persons with disabilities. In effect, they build bridges between persons with disabilities, their families, communities, and work places. They also collaborate with physicians, psychologists, therapists, and others in assisting rehabilitants in pursuing their vocational and independent-living goals. Because employment is a major problem for persons with disabilities, rehabilitation counselors work closely with employers and representatives of the business community to identify job opportunities and to make work environments more accommodating.
In South Carolina, the Departments of Vocational Rehabilitation and Mental Health and the array of addictions treatment programs are among the major employers of rehabilitation counselors. Rehabilitation counselors also serve as consultants to insurance companies, industry, and educational institutions. Recently, rehabilitation counselors have begun to coordinate and arrange for rehabilitation and transition services for children with disabilities who are in school. Also, geriatric services are now being provided to older persons who are experiencing changing lifestyles and health problems. Increasingly, industrially disabled workers are receiving rehabilitation counseling services through private rehabilitation companies and employers' in-house disability management and employee assistance programs. Persons who have severe disabilities that limit opportunities for full-time competitive employment may also be assisted through independent-living service programs and supported employment arrangements developed and provided by rehabilitation counselors.
The rehabilitation counseling program is based in the School of Medicine's Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science. The program is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education. Program graduates are eligible to take state professional counselor licensure exams and a national certification exam administered by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.
The curriculum comprises 48 credit hours of course work which includes classroom study, clinical skills development activities, and field experience. Major content areas include individual and group counseling theory and practice, medical and psychological aspects of disabilities, assessment techniques, vocational and career issues, case management, and cultural competency. Interdisciplinary team functioning is emphasized, as well as a holistic view of rehabilitants. Counseling activities are learned within a social-systems framework that considers individuals in the context of their families and communities. Thirty-six of the hours consist of classroom-based course work directed at knowledge and skill development. Six of these credit hours of study consist of elective courses selected on the basis of student interest and relevance to career objectives.
Specialized course work is available in psychiatric rehabilitation. The rehabilitation counseling program has been awarded a five-year grant to prepare rehabilitation counselors to work with persons having severe, long-term mental illness. The grant provides money to support up to five students per year admitted for full-time study in the master's degree program. The Rehabilitation Scholars Program covers tuition and includes a $400 per month stipend for living expenses. Recipients are obligated to obtain postgraduate employment in agencies or programs serving persons with mental illnesses for a specified time period. Interested persons should apply for admission to the master's program and indicate in their cover letter that they wish to be considered for the scholarship program. The program also has grant funded scholarships for persons who are willing to commit to serving persons with all types of disabilities who reside in rural areas of the state. The scholarship benefits and the application procedure are the same as those for the psychiatric rehab specialization.
The last semester of training consists of a full-time internship. Internships can be served in a variety of state agencies, community programs, and private organizations. In some instances, out-of-state internships can be arranged. These activities are intended to facilitate the development and enhancement of the spectrum of counseling activities within the context of real practice settings, assuring adequate competency to fulfill appropriate professional roles upon graduation.
Applicants to the program must have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. GRE scores, references, academic background and performance, work and volunteer experience, and personal interview findings are all considered in the admissions process. Applicants are also required to submit a letter of intent. The letter should address the reason for pursuing a career in rehabilitation counseling, relevant experience, and plans for completing the program requirements, if accepted. Relevant experience refers to both volunteer and paid work experience involving the provision of services to persons with disabilities or other forms of disadvantage.
For additional information, contact Dr. Linda Leech at: Rehabilitation Counseling Program, School of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina, Clinical Education Building/Medical Park 15, Suite B20, 3555 Harden Street Extension, Columbia, SC 29203. You may also call 803-434-4296, fax 803-434-4231, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Extensive information about the Rehabilitation Counseling Masters Program and the Rehabilitation Scholars Program is available from the School of Medicine Web site at www.med.sc.edu. Please note that completed applications for fall admission to the rehabilitation counseling program will be processed beginning March 1 each year. The process will continue until the available slots are filled or until July 1, whichever occurs first. Thus, there is no guarantee that applications received after March 1 will be considered. Because of the sequential curriculum structure, students are only admitted for the fall semester.
The Certificate of Graduate Study in Psychiatric Rehabilitation is a 24-credit-hour graduate specialty program designed to equip human service professionals for work with individuals with severe mental illnesses. This cross-disciplinary program introduces students to the characteristics of severe long-term mental illnesses, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation methods, and the recovery process.
The Certificate of Graduate Study in Psychiatric Rehabilitation is designed to meet the needs of students seeking a rehabilitation counseling or other related graduate degree, individuals seeking a specialty certificate (pre- or post-master's), and non-degree seeking students needing courses in psychiatric or mental health areas for continuing education credit. Courses within the certificate program are appropriate for rehabilitation counselors; counselors; social workers; educational psychologists; marriage and family counselors; majors in psychology, public health, sociology, nursing, or education; or individuals pursuing vocational or personal interests in the area of psychiatric rehabilitation or mental health.
All course work is available on campus or online in distance education format. Students electing a distance education option must have a computer with Internet access and be willing to schedule one two-day meeting on campus per semester.
The Certificate of Graduate Study in Psychiatric Rehabilitation requires 24 graduate credit hours. The following core courses, totaling 12 credit hours, taught by the rehabilitation counseling faculty are required:
In addition, students must complete a field placement: the rehabilitation counseling practicum (RHAB 880: Rehabilitation Counseling Practicum, 3 hours) or its equivalent will be accepted for the certificate.
Electives totaling at least 9 credit hours are also required. Students may choose from the following list of electives:
Other graduate-level courses from the University of South Carolina or other accredited colleges or universities may also serve as electives as approved by faculty.
Applicants to the Certificate of Graduate Study in Psychiatric Rehabilitation must have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. Admissions decisions are made on the basis of an overall evaluation of the applicant's preparation and ability to complete advanced study. Particular attention is paid to the applicants work experience, practice interests, leadership ability, and motivation. Appropriate supporting documentation for admissions include: GRE scores, transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work, written statement of goals for graduate study, work and volunteer experience, and references.
For additional information or application materials, contact Dr. Linda Leech at: Certificate of Graduate Study in Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina, Clinical Education Building/Medical Park 15, Suite B20, 355 Harden Street Extension, Columbia, SC 29203. Phone: 803-434-4296; fax: 803-434-4231; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Also see the program Web site, www.med.sc.edu:2004/.


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Broccoli & stilton soup
A smooth blended vegetable soup with blue cheese that's as good for a comforting meal as it is for a dinner party starter
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal340
- fat21g
- saturates9.6g
- carbs13.8g
- sugars5g
- fibre6.9g
- protein24.3g
- salt1.4g
- 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
Rapeseed oil
If you want a light alternative to other cooking oils, rapeseed is a great choice and has…
- 1 onion, finely chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 1 stick celery, sliced
A collection of long, thick, juicy stalks around a central, tender heart, celery ranges in…
- 1 leek, sliced
Like garlic and onion, leeks are a member of the allium family, but have their own distinct…
- 1 medium potato, diced
The world's favourite root vegetable, the potato comes in innumerable varieties. A member of…
- 1 knob butter
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 1l low salt or homemade chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 head broccoli, roughly chopped
Like cabbage and cauliflower, broccoli is a brassica and is sometimes known by its Italian name…
- 140g Stilton, or other blue cheese, crumbled
A true glory of British cheese-making that has much controversy about its origins, how it's…
Heat the rapeseed oil in a large saucepan and then add the onions. Cook on a medium heat until soft. Add a splash of water if the onions start to catch.
Add the celery, leek, potato and a knob of butter. Stir until melted, then cover with a lid. Allow to sweat for 5 minutes. Remove the lid.
Pour in the stock and add any chunky bits of broccoli stalk. Cook for 10-15 minutes until all the vegetables are soft.
Add the rest of the broccoli and cook for a further 5 minutes. Carefully transfer to a blender and blitz until smooth. Stir in the stilton, allowing a few lumps to remain. Season with black pepper and serve.
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Elbert L. Baird, 88
Elbert L. Baird, 88, of 11309 Bobwhite Lane, St. Marys, died at 12:39 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.
He was born on Jan. 25, 1923, in Old Washington, to Charles M. and Vera A. (Boyd) Baird, and they preceded him in death.
He is survived by two stepsons, James J. Hammann of Iowa Falls, Iowa, and Joseph P. Hammann of Tipp City; two nephews, Charles (JoAnn) Baird of Old Washington and Mervin (Barbara) Baird of Old Washington; numerous great-nephews and great-nieces.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorcas (Woolley) Baird; his wife, Marjorie (Potter) Hammann-Baird; his brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Elizabeth Baird.
He was a 1941 graduate of Old Washington High School.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He spent his entire career working in the lumber industry. He began with a lumber yard in Quaker City from 1948-1952, then Hoge Lumber in New Knoxville from 1952-1964.
He finished his career at Anna Lumber Co. in Anna, where he retired as manager.
He was a member of New Knoxville United Methodist Church.
He served as a scout master for Boy Scouts of America for many years.
He was a very active resident/ volunteer at Otterbein – St. Marys.
A master woodworker, he was instrumental in the completion of numerous projects at the campus. He was also proud to have restored a 1963 Pontiac Catalina.
Funeral rites are scheduled for 10:15 a.m. Monday at Meyer Community Chapel of Otterbein – St. Marys, with the Rev. Dennis Gaertner officiating. Burial will follow at the Arcadia Cemetery in Arcadia.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Monday at Otterbein.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Otterbein benevolent fund.
Online condolences may be expressed via Millerfuneralhomes.net.
Arrangements are entrusted to Miller Funeral Home in St. Marys.
The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the professional staff at Otterbein-St. Marys, Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Rita's Medical Center and St. Rita's Hospice for the wonderful care given to Elbert during his illness.